How to Set Up Email on an Android-Based Device

This article will show you how to set up email on the Gmail app for the Android OS.

Open the Gmail app and navigate to the Settings section.
Tap Add account.
Tap Personal (IMAP/POP) and then Next.
Enter your full email address and tap Next.
Choose the type of email account you will be using.
- POP3 will download the emails from the server and store them on your phone.
- IMAP will store the emails on the server and show a cached copy on your phone. IMAP is best in most cases.
- Exchange is not supported because it requires a Microsoft Exchange server
Enter the password for your email address and tap Next.

Select Require Sign-In.
Username: Enter your full email address
Password: Enter the password for your email account
Server: bow.bowlingleads.com
For SMTP Port and Security Type, choose either:
- Secure - Port: 465 and Security Type: SSL/TLS (Accept all certificates)
- Insecure - Port: 587 and Security Type: None (Accept all certificates)
Once the settings are entered, tap Next.

Email Checking Frequency: Set how often you would like your device to check for new emails.
Note: The more regularly your device checks for new emails the more it drains your battery.
Notify me when email arrives: Leave this checked if you would like to be notified of new emails.
Sync email from this account: Leave this checked if you want email to be checked automatically.
Tap Next.